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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-09-03 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14813 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:48
Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 2nd — Brayan Rocchio out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder MJ Melendez. Will Brennan scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Brayan Rocchio homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Bo Naylor scores — worth 16% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Tanner Bibee L: Brady Singer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nestor Ceja · 1B: Derek Thomas · 2B: Nic Lentz · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Brennan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Manzardo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Daniel Schneemann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Naylor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brayan Rocchio | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Lane Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy Noel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Pham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul DeJong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Nick Sandlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Avila | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| James McArthur | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steven Kwan: K
- Andres Gimenez: 9/L9+
- Jose Ramirez: W
- Josh Naylor: 7/L7
Bot 1
- Tommy Pham: 6/P56D
- Bobby Witt: S7/L7D+
- Michael Massey: 8/F8XD
- Salvador Perez: HP.1-2
- Paul DeJong: 1/G13
Top 2
- Will Brennan: S9/G34
- Kyle Manzardo: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Daniel Schneemann: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3;B-1
- Bo Naylor: W.1-2
- Brayan Rocchio: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Steven Kwan: 8/F78XD
Bot 2
- MJ Melendez: 53/G56
- Freddy Fermin: W
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: 5/P5DF/FL
Top 3
- Andres Gimenez: 6/P78S
- Jose Ramirez: 5/P5DF/FL
- Josh Naylor: 3/G3S-
Bot 3
- Tommy Pham: K
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
- Michael Massey: K
Top 4
- Will Brennan: K
- Kyle Manzardo: D9/L9D+
- Daniel Schneemann: K
- Bo Naylor: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
- Paul DeJong: K
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 5
- Brayan Rocchio: HP
- Steven Kwan: 3/G3S.1-2
- Andres Gimenez: S7/F7LS.2-H
- Jose Ramirez: CS2(26)
- Jose Ramirez: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G56
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9+
- Kyle Isbel: 3/L3
Top 6
- Josh Naylor: 3/G3
- Will Brennan: 8/F8S
- Kyle Manzardo: S8/G4M
- Lane Thomas: 8/F89D
Bot 6
- Tommy Pham: D8/L78D+
- Bobby Witt: W
- Michael Massey: W.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: 7/L7
- Paul DeJong: 7/SF/L78D+.3-H
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 7
- Bo Naylor: S8/L8D
- Brayan Rocchio: HR/F7LD.1-H
- Steven Kwan: 43/G34
- Andres Gimenez: HP
- Jose Ramirez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Josh Naylor: CS2(26)
Bot 7
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G56
- Maikel Garcia: 8/F8
- Kyle Isbel: 7/L7D
Top 8
- Josh Naylor: S7/L78
- Will Brennan: S5/G5.1-2
- Kyle Manzardo: K
- Lane Thomas: HP.2-3;1-2
- Bo Naylor: K
- Brayan Rocchio: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Steven Kwan: S8/L89.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
- Andres Gimenez: K
Bot 8
- Tommy Pham: 8/F8XD+
- Bobby Witt: S7/G6
- Michael Massey: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/G6.1-2
- Paul DeJong: K
Top 9
- Jose Ramirez: 43/G4
- Jhonkensy Noel: 6/P78S
- Will Brennan: K.BX1(23)
Bot 9
- MJ Melendez: 31/G3
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G56
- Adam Frazier: HP
- Kyle Isbel: 53/G56D
Notes & reviews
- Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.